Insights and opportunities for the research community

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Prasant

Mohapatra

Vice Chancellor

for Research

As you may have heard, I accepted a new appointment as the provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at the University of South Florida. My last day at UC Davis will be February 28. Chancellor May has announced the appointment of Jefferey Gibeling as the interim vice chancellor for research (more on that below) while a nationwide search is conducted.

Serving as vice chancellor for research at UC Davis has been the highlight of my career so far. I was fortunate in this role to not only have broad exposure to the tremendous global impact of the research and innovation from our university, but to also witness all of the hard work, sacrifice and passion that yielded it. There really is something very special about the UC Davis research community. Thank you for this amazing experience.

UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May Names Jeffery Gibeling as Interim Vice Chancellor for Research

UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed Professor Emeritus Jeffery Gibeling to serve as the interim vice chancellor for research effective March 1. May will form a recruitment advisory committee soon to conduct a nationwide search for the next vice chancellor.

UC Davis Establishes Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics

UC Davis has launched the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics to advance basic knowledge about the mechanisms of psychedelics and translate it into safe and effective treatments for diseases such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, among others.

Time to Upgrade Your Lab instruments or Purchase New Equipment?

There are a number of extramural funding opportunities available for acquiring or developing research instrumentation. View the opportunities and deadlines for each.

Nominations for the Chancellor's Innovation Awards Due March 15

The Innovator of the Year Award recognizes up to two individual UC Davis faculty or staff members, or teams (that may include UC Davis faculty, students, and staff) whose inventive, innovative, or entrepreneurial activities have had a measurable societal impact.

February 24 | Cancer Prevention for Marginalized Women

Focused on racially/ethnically diverse low-income women, the UC Davis Cancer Center’s precision breast cancer screening research program is one of four UC Davis Health programs funded as part of a new UC Davis initiative is known as the HEAL-HER (Heart, BrEast and BrAin Heath Equity Research) Program.

March 1 | Living Microbes in Wildfire Smoke: How, What, Where, and Why Does it Matter?

Join the UC Davis Institute of the Environment as we host Dr. Leda Kobziar for Living Microbes in Wildfire Smoke: How, What, Where, and Why Does it Matter? Kobziar is an associate professor of Wildland Fire Science and director of the Master of Natural Resources program at the University of Idaho

March 10 | Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women

Join the Team Research Forum for a discussion of women’s health and how we can better identify the risks of dementia and heart disease in the female population.

March 24 | Precision Medicine for Marginalized Populations

out a program that is making breast cancer precision medicine more accessible to marginalized communities. Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement (LUCHA), an initiative of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, aims to increase knowledge and awareness about cancer prevention among Latino populations in California while also increasing their participation in early detection screenings and clinical trials.

May 12 | Alzheimer's Disease Prevention in Women

Learn more about a study with the Oak Park Women’s Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Program (OWASIS) that will generate data and seek to answer important questions regarding how and why disparities in rates of AD exist in women of color and provide direct evidence on how to redress these inequities.

May 16 | Annual Research Expo

The Expo showcases the latest opportunities, insights, resources and tools to help researchers succeed. Faculty, staff, postdocs and students involved in or interested in research are encouraged to attend. The event includes presentations, workshops and exhibits.